file-posix: specify expected filetypes

[mirror_qemu.git] / qemu-doc.texi

diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi
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--- a/qemu-doc.texi
+++ b/qemu-doc.texi
@@ -2887,6 +2887,21 @@ with ``-device ...,netdev=x''), or ``-nic user,smb=/some/dir''
 (for embedded NICs). The new syntax allows different settings to be
 provided per NIC.
 
+@subsection -drive cyls=...,heads=...,secs=...,trans=... (since 2.10.0)
+
+The drive geometry arguments are replaced by the the geometry arguments
+that can be specified with the ``-device'' parameter.
+
+@subsection -drive serial=... (since 2.10.0)
+
+The drive serial argument is replaced by the the serial argument
+that can be specified with the ``-device'' parameter.
+
+@subsection -drive addr=... (since 2.10.0)
+
+The drive addr argument is replaced by the the addr argument
+that can be specified with the ``-device'' parameter.
+
 @subsection -usbdevice (since 2.10.0)
 
 The ``-usbdevice DEV'' argument is now a synonym for setting
@@ -2954,6 +2969,12 @@ replacement since it is not needed anymore.
 The @option{-enable-hax} option has been replaced by @option{-accel hax}.
 Both options have been introduced in QEMU version 2.9.0.
 
+@subsection -drive file=json:@{...@{'driver':'file'@}@} (since 3.0)
+
+The 'file' driver for drives is no longer appropriate for character or host
+devices and will only accept regular files (S_IFREG). The correct driver
+for these file types is 'host_cdrom' or 'host_device' as appropriate.
+
 @section QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
 
 @subsection block-dirty-bitmap-add "autoload" parameter (since 2.12.0)